The longer you wait, the lower fee you get.
An example that shows when 3 STEEMP is deposited to
@steemfinex when
@steemfinex has 2 STEEM.
Currently, this service is open alpha test until 26th of Aug, 2019 (before HF21) and the beta will begin after HF21 is stabilized.
(All fees below are valid in the alpha test only. From beta, base fee will be 0.50% with a minimum fee 0.005. All fees are subject to change.)
Do not use it if you don't understand. Do not use it if you want fast responses if delays occur. Please use this as you exchange STEEM/STEEMP with your friends.
@steemfinex (or any person involved in the project) undertakes NO LIABILITY for any loss or damage suffered as a result of the use of
@steemfinex in any circumstances.
Just send STEEM/STEEMP to @steemfinex. So simple!
If you visit https://steemfinex.com/?a=yoursteemitaccountname, then you can see the balance of @steemfinex and yours, and you can even send STEEM/STEEMP here with keychain or steemconnect. Of course, you can use any transfer method you like.
To prevent spam, the minimum amount is 1 STEEM/STEEMP, and any amount less than that will be donated. No exception.
Great point! and here is the magic. If @steemfinex doesn't have balances, your exchange request will be refunded without a fee after 5 minutes.
The real magic begins here. You can specify the waiting time in hours (Just write number in the transfer memo, e.g., "10" means 10 hours. Use number only without quotes/strings.)
Then, the base fee starts from 0.25% and decreases by 0.01% every one hour, which means it will be free after 25 hours!
Again, you should write numbers only (without quotes/strings) in the memo. 5 minutes default waiting time will be applied otherwise.
This is a really cool feature! I'm actually proud of this :)
actual transactions
Then better not to use this service :) Or read this again. Please don't expect me to answer your questions that are already answered in this post.
I made this service mainly for fun and to support my other services (@scotauto (https://economicstudio.github.io/scotauto),
@scotview (https://economicstudio.github.io/vp) so that they can be provided for free to users.
Using @steemfinex will help those services can be provided for free.
I'm a person who like to donate and help. Even though I'm not a witness, I've contributed a lot to the Steem community. I was also nominated as an MVP community contributors by the Steemit official @steemitblog. I'm not using Steemit for money, but that doesn't mean that I want to provide everything for free, especially in the situation where PoB is almost completely dead. Thus, I hope that I can get at least server and steemsql costs from my Steemit activities.
In particular, I do not want to compete with steem-engine's 1% fixed rate. As you can see, this service is quite different from the steem-engine's 1% fixed fee exchange without waiting time. Having alternatives is great. Hope steem-engine team would also think this service good for them. As you all know, I also contributed to your project several times. Eventually, more users can use steem-engine due to a lower fee.
And too low 0.25% fee is only applicable for alpha test. From beta (it will be beta forever :) by the way), it will be 0.50%. Enjoy until then :) All fees are subject to change.